The Lariat Mix: Pop Music That Matters
BY CHARLIE BLODNIEKS With “hipster” culture on the rise, top 40 hits are often considered to be “too mainstream” for many. The fact of the matter is this: some fall in love with music that causes them to feel something deep rather than something that’s simply catchy. When the... Read more
Midnight Movies Are Becoming A Thing Of The Past
BY ADAM SHLOMI Midnight movie premiers have been a tradition in the film industry for generations. These events are home to excited audiences, unable to wait another day to see a new film. This group almost never includes young children however, so at these midnight screenings, it’s all groups... Read more
Pro/Con Review: The Hunger Games:Catching Fire
BY RACHEL CALLAHAN & SARAH SHARPE Susan Collins’ The Hunger Games was a fantastic series, and because of many fans’ passion and love for the books, there was a fear that the movies had wouldn’t live up to expectations. The initial Hunger Games was cool, but it lacked action... Read more
Review: Her
BY JEREMY HAAS Imagine our country 30 years from now, perhaps even as little as 20. What will things look like?  Will we still be obsessed with our smart phones? How much more realistic will our video games be? Maybe in this not-so-far-off future, our technology will be even... Read more
Who Should Pay On Dates?
BY CAMILA SOSA It’s the 21st century and we are slowly shedding our traditional views for the better. When it comes to gender equality, women have made many great advances. Yet when it comes to dating, it seems as though feminist pride seems to slip away. Among their friends... Read more
Game On: Zelda A Link Between Worlds
BY JACOB FERREIRA The Legend of Zelda has been one of the most beloved video game series for over 25 years, and for good reason. Despite the fact that the general plot of most Legend of Zelda games usually involves Link collecting special artifacts throughout the game in order... Read more
Review: Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Wizard Of Oz At The Broward Center
BY SARAH SHARPE Whatever mode of transportation you prefer (twister, horse of a different color, broomstick, bubble, or simply following the Yellow Brick Road), make your way down to the Broward Center for the Performing Arts to go see Andrew Lloyd Webber’s adaptation of the classic musical, The Wizard... Read more
CCHS Speech And Debate Team Compete In The Princeton Classic Debate Tournament
BY SARAH SHARPE CCHS’s Speech and Debate Team boarded a plane to Princeton, New Jersey on Thursday, December 5th to compete in the Princeton Classic Debate Tournament at Princeton University. Ten CCHS students competed on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday against debaters from across the nation. Sophomore Zoe Shir, junior... Read more
Persis and Alexis Bhadha Aim To Feed Children Everywhere With Their New Club
BY KYRA BACON Cooper City High School Senior Persis and Junior Alexis Bhadha recently started a new club that supports the globally-recognized charity Feeding Children Everywhere that aims to provide nutritional and fulfilling meals for children all over the world. Feeding Children Everywhere is a non-profit organization that has... Read more
The Best Of Wes: Ranking Wes Anderson’s Films
BY JEREMY HAAS We’ve all got our favorite directors, those who defy time with their films, who create works of art, rather than mere movies.  Wes Anderson has been that director for a while now, and it seems that with each film he makes, his style becomes all the... Read more